Bystanders are people who witness or see a specific action or event, but aren’t the direct actors in that event. You are a potential bystander. Everyone is a potential bystander. This includes your ...

The bystander effect occurs when the presence of others discourages an individual from intervening in an emergency situation, against a bully, or during an assault or other crime. The greater the ...

Psychological experts explain why we “freeze” during danger, and what we can do to fight that instinct. In 1964, Kitty Genovese was killed outside her apartment building in densely populated ...